"My Spirit remains among you. Do not fear." (Haggai 2:5) At least he passed, Jess thought, holding the test paper. He'd been helping his son with math, but with house chores and extra work from his boss lately, studying together had been tough. Discouraged, Jess thought of his wife, who'd passed away: Lisa, you'd know … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 17th

"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord." (Psalm 31:24). Kristin's son had died from cancer when he was just seven. Now, three years later, her older son was diagnosed with a terminal illness as well. Friends who were not believers in Jesus grieved with her, but they couldn't understand why … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 16th

"We all...are being transformed into his image with ever increasing glory." (2 Corinthians 3:18). The tall passenger seemed to unfold as he stood up in the aisle of the small regional jet. Then people noticed the title of his boldly displayed book: "Be Like Jesus". A few minutes later, that same man was seen pushing … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 15th

"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves." (Zephaniah 3:17). Sentenced to fifty years in a maximum security prison, a sixteen-year-old-girl sat in solitary confinement. Due to her age, she remained separated from the other inmates. For nearly a year, she had no outside visitors. During an outreach and baptism held … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 14th

"Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom." (Isaiah 1:9). Charles Joughin was a sailor from the young age of eleven. He served as a baker on a number of ships and, in 1912, got hired on to a cruise ship sailing out of Southampton, England. That ship, … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 13th

"They will be his people, and god himself will be with them and be their God." (Revelation 21:3) Blaise Pascal famously said there's an "infinite abyss" inside us that only an infinite God can fill, "You have made us for yourself, O Lord," Augustine prayed, "and our heart is restless until it rests in you." … Continue reading Daily Scripture Series – Jan. 12th